Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 36,586 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
36,586 number
Change on year
up 22.2%
World rank
54th
of 148 countries
All-time high
36,586 number
in 2018
All-time low
6,129 number
in 2013
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Bulgaria, 1998–2018

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1998200820181998: 18.3k number1999: 16.0k number2000: 17.5k number2001: 15.0k number2002: 15.9k number2003: 13.9k number2004: 12.5k number2005: 14.1k number2006: 17.0k number2007: 13.5k number2008: 15.3k number2009: 15.5k number2010: 12.2k number2011: 6.4k number2012: 6.7k number2013: 6.1k number2014: 7.8k number2015: 14.8k number2016: 23.8k number2017: 29.9k number2018: 36.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 36,586 number for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of up 22.2% on the previous year and up 139.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Bulgaria peaked at 36,586 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6,129 number, in 2013.

That places Bulgaria 54th out of 148 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number) in Bulgaria, 1998 to 2018.
Year number Change
1998 18,268 number
1999 16,043 number -12.2%
2000 17,463 number +8.9%
2001 15,012 number -14.0%
2002 15,939 number +6.2%
2003 13,915 number -12.7%
2004 12,546 number -9.8%
2005 14,145 number +12.7%
2006 17,003 number +20.2%
2007 13,464 number -20.8%
2008 15,310 number +13.7%
2009 15,532 number +1.5%
2010 12,235 number -21.2%
2011 6,360 number -48.0%
2012 6,681 number +5.0%
2013 6,129 number -8.3%
2014 7,790 number +27.1%
2015 14,771 number +89.6%
2016 23,769 number +60.9%
2017 29,941 number +26.0%
2018 36,586 number +22.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 17,156 number 16,043 number 18,268 number 2
2000s 15,033 number 12,546 number 17,463 number 10
2010s 16,029 number 6,129 number 36,586 number 9

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 51 Spain 40,830 number compare
  2. 52 Peru 37,593 number compare
  3. 53 Poland 37,012 number compare
  4. 55 Dominican Republic 36,483 number compare
  5. 56 Puerto Rico 35,635 number compare
  6. 57 Jamaica 34,770 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Bulgaria?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Bulgaria was 36,586 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 36,586 number in 2018.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 6,129 number in 2013.
How does Bulgaria rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Bulgaria ranks 54th out of 148 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 139.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,451 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/